Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev

Affiliated media: Chernovik, Journalist

Incident date: September 12, 2023

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala

Additional information:

The Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don sentenced Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev to 17 years in prison and a high-security colony. He and two other defendants were found guilty of organising the financing of terrorism (Part 4 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code), participation in a terrorist organisation (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and organising the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). Gadzhiyev’s colleagues are sure that he is being persecuted for his professional activities. According to the investigation, the journalist transferred money to Islamists through a charitable foundation and «tried to influence people’s consciousness» with his articles. Experts found nothing illegal in Gadzhiyev’s publications, and at the trial most of the prosecution witnesses refused to testify. Gadzhiyev has been in pre-trial detention centre since the summer of 2019.